The ONE time the foil was actually broken when asking the ref to test it

This is the only example I can find of a fencer's foil actually not working when they ask the referee to test it 😂
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Fencers in this video:
Iimura JPN
Fabinger GER

[@edwardy528]

I like how both the fencer and the ref look vaguely surprised it doesnt work

[@OlympicFoil]

It's great 😂

[@ephraimcullen]

Impossible! The Foil was a paid actor!

[@OlympicFoil]

Only explanation ☝☝☝ didn't want to say it but facts

[@kempmcarthur2318]

A mythological event

[@OlympicFoil]

They will talk about it decades from now

[@Christian09992]

In my 10 years of fencing on competitions I have seen this once

[@JohnSmith-cx8co]

Ref nearly fucked up there. He's (understandably) surprised that his first test doesn't work, so instinctively thumbs the tip again to see if he can get the light to go on (which we'd all do). But if the light *does* go on, now he has to explain to the opponent and the coaches why he's annulling a touch when they all saw the light go on.

[@OlympicFoil]

Not a big problem? "I tested it and it failed, annulé, en garde"

[@JohnSmith-cx8co]

@@OlympicFoil Optics matters a lot. Arguably the ref can even let the fencer test the foil themselves, and there's actually nothing in the rules that says that a fencer can't first test the foil before showing the ref. Making a habit of cleanly testing the foil exactly once in an unambiguous way is important for maintaining order on piste - even if technically the ref can just assure the opponent that everything was fine.

[@OlympicFoil]

​@@JohnSmith-cx8co Certainly not going to get any disagreement from me on "optics matters a lot."! 😃👍 The rules say: It is not necessary that the failure found should repeat itself each time a test is made; but it is essential that the fault should be observed by the Referee without the possibility of doubt at least once during the tests made by him or under his supervision. Imo there's nothing bad about assuring the opponent everything was fine in an action

[@JohnSmith-cx8co]

@@OlympicFoil I think the best way to assure everyone of consistency is to be very clear and transparent with your actions and movements.

[@OlympicFoil]

@@JohnSmith-cx8co ong fr fr

[@nobodyisbest]

That happens regularly, either when the barrel is deformed and the point cannot travel freely or there is a short somewhere in the system.

[@OlympicFoil]

I suspect this one is the barrel deforming since he tried to press it again maybe it didn't move the first time and he thought he didn't press 500gs. Maybe it's a short tho 😃

[@erichetherington9314]

Wow. He asked to have his weapon tested after he didn't hit... and he's not even Italian.

[@OlympicFoil]

lol shots fired

[@garchompdude]

Remember when it happened at 44-44 between Hong Kong and China?

[@OlympicFoil]

Absolutely legendary, one of the best team bouts ever! And i remember you hanging around this channel even back then garchompdude 😃 fun times

[@noelabsol2834]

❤😂❤

[@Niklas211]

I'm not sure if I remember correctly, but at the back of my head Foconi also 'successfully' tested his foil as not working in last year's championship in France/Paris 🤔 But hey either way, that's a cool uncommon occurence anyways xD

[@OlympicFoil]

Oh nice perfect! I was hoping this video might bring up a few other examples so I'll have a look for that one. There's one with Cheung in the HKG CHN match from 2019 too, but it's not as good an example as this.

[@kevinzhou7442]

@@OlympicFoilin that one it snapped i think

[@OlympicFoil]

@@kevinzhou7442 yea tip was out in that one, which is interesting by itself but i was looking for one where even the fencer is a little surprised that it actually doesn't work haha

[@nathanyap4106]

bro hit at least 3 times

[@OlympicFoil]

yea he knew that the math wasn't mathing 😂

[@ezrajacob8362]

0.0000001 in a 10000000000000000000 chance

[@OlympicFoil]

if it was me on the piste i would have been like 😱😱😱

[@ZhongXinabingchilling]

The correct way would be to first check if the bodywire is attached/in good condition, and then press the tip. Rookie mistake from a fie ref🤔

[@OlympicFoil]

👀👀👀

[@status9459]

in foil this matters less, as if the body wire isn't attached the box will be very loud about it

[@OlympicFoil]

@@status9459 good point 🧠